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Users can now identify which energy sources have been driving change between two chosen years 🗓️ 🔍
The cost of generating electricity from gas averaged £109/MWh so far this year - 150% higher than the pre-energy crisis average of £43/MWh recorded between 2017 and 2020.
China is in the lead:
“This flies in the face of Australia’s climate commitments and asks serious questions about the amount of risk these expansion plans pose,” says @Chris_climate_., Climate Strategy Advisor at Ember. (2/6)
Methane has a short-term climate impact 82.5 times larger than CO2, and #coalmines are a big source of it.
In 2022, India added:
We analysed annual power generation data for 209 countries from 2000 to 2020, with 2021 data included for 75 countries representing 93% of global power demand.
Growth in #wind and #solar helped drive global #coal power to a record fall of 4%.
2. Renewables generated 38% of Europe’s electricity in 2020, overtaking fossil fuels (37%). Nuclear power generated 25% of EU-27 electricity.
https://twitter.com/EmberClimate/status/12555343151332679692/11 The lights have stayed on! The electricity system is robust: no excuse to slow wind+solar investment.